With the 85th Academy Awards, now just known as the Oscars, coming up on Sunday, it’s time to look back at the best dressed and worst fashion in red carpet history. Whether they’ve won a gold statue or received a nomination, no one is safe from the red carpet scrutiny, especially after New York Fashion Week has just ended and continues to London, Milan and Paris. As we salivate waiting for who will be dubbed best dress for the 2013 Oscars, here’s a look back at photos of the fashions hits and misses (we're looking at you, Bjork!) over the years.
Hit: Madonna, 1991
Sure beats the cone bra!
Madonna performs the Best Original Song nominee "Sooner or Later" from "Dick Tracy" at the 63rd Academy Awards March 25, 1991Reuters
Hit: 1996, Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwynnie does minimalism right, still today, and has some nice arm candy.
Academy Award nominee for best supporting actor Brad Pitt (L) arrives with Gwyneth Paltrow at the 68th Academy Awards telecast in Los Angeles, March 25 1996.Reuters
Hit: Helena Bonham Carter, 1998
Compared to nowadays, Mrs. Burton sure looks spiffy.
Best actress nominee Helena Bonham Carter arrives for the 70th annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles March 23, 1998. Carter received the nomination for her role in "The Wings of the Dove."Reuters
Miss: Kate Winslet, 1998
GASP! Are those MATCHING SHOES?
Actress Kate Winslet arrives at the 70th annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles March 23, 1998. Winslet is nominated in the Best Actress for her role in "Titanic." Reuters
Hit: Anna Paquin, 1998
Minus that sweater, a timeless look she'll be proud of for years.
Actress Anna Paquin arrives at the 70th annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles March 23. Paquin won an oscar in 1994 for her role in "The Piano."Reuters
Miss: Angelina Jolie, 2000
Hey Angie, Morticia Addams called. She wants her gown back.
Angelina Jolie gives her acceptance speech after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards, March 26, 2000.Reuters
Miss: Kate Hudson, 2001
Kate, that perm. Red. Carpet. Foul.
American actress Kate Hudson, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the film "Almost Famous", arrives for the 73rd Academy Awards March 25, 2001 in Los Angeles.Reuters
Miss: Winona Ryder, 2001
Where do I begin? That hair. That face. Is that actually a hole in the tulle on her dress?
Winona Ryder at the 73rd annual Academy
Awards March 25, 2001 in Los Angeles, California. Reuters
Hit: Penelope Cruz, 2001
This gal knows how to wow everyone.
Actress Penelope Cruz arrives at the 73rd annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium March 25, 2001 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaReuters
Miss: Bjork, 2001
Can someone else wear an animal on their dress so we can replace Bjork on the perennial worst dressed lists?
Singer Bjork arrives at the 73rd annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, March 25, 2001.Reuters
Miss: Angelina Jolie, 2001
I know she was only a presenter this year, but that's not an excuse to dress down. It's the OSCARS!
American actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the 73rd Academy Awards March 25, 2001 in Los Angeles. Reuters
Hit: Julia Roberts, 2001
Elegant, great hair, fits well. Winner on and off the red carpet.
Actress Julia Roberts (L) and actor Benjamin Bratt arrive at the 73rd annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium March 25, 2001 in Los Angeles, California. Roberts is nominated as Best Actress for her role in "Erin Brockovich.Reuters
Miss: Faith Hill And Cameron Diaz, 2002
Double whammy bad. The shower curtain meets the Easter egg.
Singer Faith Hill (L) and actress and presenter Cameron Diaz arrive at
the 74th annual Academy Awards March 24, 2002 in Hollywood. Hill will
perform Best Song nominee "There You'll Be" from the film "Pearl
Harbor."Reuters
Hit: Reese Witherspoon, 2002
Our favorite blonde looks fresh and chic.
Oscars presenter Reese Witherspoon arrives at the 74th annual Academy
Awards in Hollywood, March 24, 2002. Reuters
Hit: Catherine-Zeta Jones, 2003
I'll cut her a break for the milkmaid hairstyle since she certainly showed off that bump in a beautiful way.
Pregnant actress Catherine-Zeta Jones accepts the Oscar for best
supporting actress for her role in "Chicago" at the 75th Annual Academy
Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California March 23, 2003.Reuters
Miss: Jennifer Lopez, 2003
This beauty looks radiant, but is that an extra-large doily cloth?
Jennifer Lopez arrives for the 75th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak
Theatre in Hollywood, California March 23, 2003.Reuters
Hit: Renee Zellweger, 2004
Renee's pale skin is only accentuated in this bone white dress.
Actress Renee Zellweger waves after arriving for the 76th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, February 29, 2004. Zellweger is nominated for best supporting actress for her role in the film "Cold Mountain." Reuters
Miss: Diane Keaton, 2004
I know you're Diane Keaton, you can do whatever you want. But "something's gota give" on this look.
Actress Diane Keaton arrives on the red carpet for the 76th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 29, 2004. Keaton is an Academy Award nominee for best actress for her role in the film "Something's Gotta Give."Reuters
Miss: Uma Thurman, 2004
Forget Bill. Kill this "dress!"
Actress Uma Thurman arrives for the 76th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Feb. 29, 2004. Reuters
Hit: Hilary Swank, 2005
Talk about swanky!
Actress Hilary Swank arrives at the 77th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood February 27, 2005. Swank is nominated for the Academy Award for best actress for her role in "Million Dollar Baby." Reuters
Hit: Beyonce and Jay-Z, 2005
This couple has it all.
Entertainers Beyonce and her boyfriend Jay-Z arrive for the 77th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood February 27, 2005.Reuters
Miss: Lauren Hutton, 2006
You're one of the world's first supermodels. There's just no excuse here. And is that crotch pack the fanny pack's uglier cousin?
Model Lauren Hutton arrives for the 78th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California March 5, 2006.Reuters
Hit: Charlize Theron, 2006
Even that giant shoulder can't sway from naming this a hit.
Best actress nominee Charlize Theron arrives for the 78th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 5, 2006. Theron is nominated for her role in "North Country." Theron is wearing a dress designed by Christian Dior. Reuters
Hit: Kierka Knightley, 2006
Blondes do have more fun, and Kiera is proof.
Best actress nominee Keira Knightley arrives at the 78th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California March 5, 2006. Knightley is nominated for her role in "Pride and Prejudice." Knightley is wearing a 1960's Bulgari necklace and a dress designed by Vera Wang. Reuters
Miss: Jennifer Hudson, 2007
"And I am tellin' you I'm not goin'" to ever wear this jacket again!
Actress Jennifer Hudson, nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in 'Dreamgirls,' arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 25, 2007. Reuters
Hit: Nicole Kidman, 2007
Nicole has had some amazing looks, but this one is definitely on top.
Actress Nicole Kidman arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 25, 2007. Kidman is a presenter for the show. Kidman is wearing a dress designed by Balenciaga. Reuters
Miss: Anne Hathaway, 2007
If my memory suits me correctly, there was a matching bow on the back of this gown. Anne, you've been warned, don't do it again.
Actress Anne Hathaway arrives at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 25, 2007. Hathaway is wearing a dress designed by Valentino and her jewellery is from Van Cleef & Arpels.Reuters
Hit: Amy Adams: 2008
Green for red-heads may be predictable, but Amy looks so beautiful here, I don't even mind.
Presenter Amy Adams, dressed in Proenza Schouler, wearing jewellery and carrying a purse by Fred Leighton, arrives at the 80th annual Academy Awards, the Oscars, in Hollywood, February 24, 2008.Reuters
Hit: Heidi Klum, 2008
Here's a supermodel who knows how to dress. No blending in with this red carpet.
Model Heidi Klum, dressed in John Galliano, arrives at the 80th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood February 24, 2008. Reuters
Miss: Naomi Watts, 2009
This looks like it belongs as the cover of the movie, "Splash."
Actress Naomi Watts poses as she arrives at the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood, California February 22, 2009.Reuters
Hit: Sarah Jessica Parker, 2009
That's Princess SJP, to you.
Actors Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick (L) arrive at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. Reuters
Miss: Charlize Theron, 2010
Boob-quet.
South African actress and Oscar presenter Charlize Theron arrives on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood March 7, 2010. Reuters
Hit: Demi Moore, 2010
Demi looks half her age here and twice as elegant on a 1-10 scale.
Actress Demi Moore arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 7, 2010. Reuters
Hit: Diane Kruger, 2010
This dress is so perfect, I'll cut Diane a break for blending in with it.
German actress Diane Kruger, from the film "Inglourious Basterds," arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood March 7, 2010. Reuters
Hit: Natalie Portman, 2011
Natalie was glowing and not only because of her big win.
A very pregnant Natalie Portman wore a plum silk chiffon draped Rodarte gown to the 83rd Annual Academy Award ceremony. Portman looked unbelievably beautiful with a new-mommy glow and a nomination for Best Actress for her role in “Black Swan” (which she won). Portman has a close relationship with Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy, who helped design the costumes for “Black Swan.” Reuters
Hit: Jennifer Lawrence, 2011
This red carpet rookie's simple look put her on everyone's style radar.
Jennifer Lawrence was born on August 15thReuters
Miss: Florence Welch, 2011
It wasn't as bad as her green goblin dress at the 2013 Grammys, but, well, this isn't good.
Musician Florence Welch from "Florence + The Machine" arrives at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011. Reuters
Miss: Angelina Jolie, 2012
She looked fine, but no one likes a girl trying too hard to get attention.
Angelina Jolie's Oscars leg pose while on the red carpet has turned into an Internet sensation. It is doubtful that even Ms. Jolie could have predicted her awkward right-leg-out stance would garner this much attention. Jolie's leg has spawned a Tublr, Twitter Handle and a meme. Reuters
Hit: Meryl Streep, 2012
Age-appropriate, yet still oozing sex appeal.
Meryl Streep won Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 84th annual Academy Awards for her role as Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." Press Association
Miss: Glenn Close, 2012
I know she's 65-years-old, but take a note from Meryl Streep (see above). This is matronly.
Glenn Close, best actress nominee for her role in "Albert Nobbs", arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Hit: Jessica Chastain, 2012
No "help" needed here!
Jessica ChastainREUTERS
Hit: Gwyneth Paltrow, 2012
Last but not least...This is my favorite look of all time. Glamorous, elegant, simple, timeless. Just as a starlet should for the Oscars.
Gwyneth Paltrow's publicist has denied a report that she got into a spat with Kate Moss at a birthday bash in Mexico.Reuyters
